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16,507 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to heavy rain in Iran, violence in Port-au-Prince and refugees in Jordan. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 61 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 40
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

85 of its 140 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 85 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

28 of its 98 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

50 of its 190 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

51 of its 224 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Georgia

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

371 of its 798 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 26 of Palestine's 40 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 20 of Ramallah's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

65 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in United Arab Emirates (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Canada (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in UK (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Jul. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 16,507 stories about harm among 77,004 counted on 29 Jul.

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The news turned to Iran for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,004 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 July 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine54 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong52 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 33 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Ukraine46 in 100 of its 798 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 San Francisco US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Abuja Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Quebec Canada23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 29 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Morocco: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Liberia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Laos: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 31 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 61 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Georgia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 52 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Chad: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 80 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Montserrat: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 61 in 100 of its 140 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 798 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 52 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 41 in 100 of its 632 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,334 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,172 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,471 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,497 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,297 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 708 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 248 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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